Tuesday-Newsday #57

It’s time for Tuesday-Newsday! The featured blog post this week is, “Where is Your Attention Focused?: Positive Thinking for the Chronically Ill” by Wendy Burnett of Transform Your Chronic Life.

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below.

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. I always include the citation, source, or website so you know where it came from. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!

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*CHRONIC PAIN

Chronic Pain Patients More Prone to Depression, Anxiety  

If you have issues with depression, check out this free website where your friends help keep your mood on track: Moodscope

Women age 50 & up with persistant pain have a higher risk for depression, obesity and declining physical function

Gene which affects pain sensitivity identified, could lead to a new approach to individualizing treatment of chronic pain

How the hallucinogen Salvia affects the brain could lead to new avenues for treating drug addiction, chronic pain, and depression

*PAIN Rx

Caffeine Gives a Small Boost to Painkillers’ Effectiveness

Blood Pressure Can Be Raised By Pain Relievers

60% of hospitals surveyed say they've trashed scarce drugs

*FIBROMYALGIA 

Naltrexone May Lessen Fibromyalgia Pain

New Surveys Reveal Striking Differences Between Public Perceptions and Private Realities of People With Fibromyalgia

Invalidation, lack of personal support, loneliness more marked with fibromyalgia than other rheumatic diseases

Fibro Pain Map: A Pain Management Tool for People With Fibromyalgia

The American Chronic Pain Assoc. has produced a great interactive tool for keeping track of your pain management goals. It can help you create a detailed picture of your pain - where it is, how it feels, and how much it hurts. You can also print it out and share it with your health care provider.

13 Mistakes Fibromyalgia Patients Make

*SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

Carbon monoxide-based sickle cell treatment to be tested 

Taking the Guesswork out of Sickle Cell: New blood test identifies high risk patients

Cord blood transplant cures Sickle Cell girl

Teen sickle cell patient gets new lease on life after rare transplant

*COPING WITH CHRONIC PAIN

Where is Your Attention Focused?: Positive Thinking for the Chronically Ill

by Wendy Burnett of TRANSFORM YOUR CHRONIC LIFE